diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
index 5cc92874be7e6f22d81767c0f75e141376ab83d6..f99f68e1e85bd3748c5965a0bd27c47d0f6d538e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static int omap_device_build_from_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	const char *oh_name;
 	int oh_cnt, i, ret = 0;
+	bool device_active = false;
 
 	oh_cnt = of_property_count_strings(node, "ti,hwmods");
 	if (oh_cnt <= 0) {
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ static int omap_device_build_from_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto odbfd_exit1;
 		}
 		hwmods[i] = oh;
+		if (oh->flags & HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE)
+			device_active = true;
 	}
 
 	od = omap_device_alloc(pdev, hwmods, oh_cnt);
@@ -172,6 +175,11 @@ static int omap_device_build_from_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdev->dev.pm_domain = &omap_device_pm_domain;
 
+	if (device_active) {
+		omap_device_enable(pdev);
+		pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
+	}
+
 odbfd_exit1:
 	kfree(hwmods);
 odbfd_exit:
@@ -842,6 +850,7 @@ static int __init omap_device_late_idle(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct omap_device *od = to_omap_device(pdev);
+	int i;
 
 	if (!od)
 		return 0;
@@ -850,6 +859,15 @@ static int __init omap_device_late_idle(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	 * If omap_device state is enabled, but has no driver bound,
 	 * idle it.
 	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Some devices (like memory controllers) are always kept
+	 * enabled, and should not be idled even with no drivers.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < od->hwmods_cnt; i++)
+		if (od->hwmods[i]->flags & HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE)
+			return 0;
+
 	if (od->_driver_status != BUS_NOTIFY_BOUND_DRIVER) {
 		if (od->_state == OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED) {
 			dev_warn(dev, "%s: enabled but no driver.  Idling\n",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 7341eff63f56df8f58d5b72d8db9a71feb86112d..7f4db12b1459881ddc2fcbf66d404bab28d89792 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ static void __init _init_mpu_rt_base(struct omap_hwmod *oh, void *data)
 
 		np = of_dev_hwmod_lookup(of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "ocp"), oh);
 		if (np)
-			va_start = of_iomap(np, 0);
+			va_start = of_iomap(np, oh->mpu_rt_idx);
 	} else {
 		va_start = ioremap(mem->pa_start, mem->pa_end - mem->pa_start);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
index aab33fd814c0329e178cbfe265fdf9ff5ffb766c..e1482a9b3bc22f7cd7de82ac9f66474e1efbccc8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -95,6 +95,54 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields omap_hwmod_sysc_type3;
 #define MODULEMODE_HWCTRL		1
 #define MODULEMODE_SWCTRL		2
 
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS	0
+#define DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS	0
+
+#define DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS	(HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET)
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART1)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART2)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP3UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP3UART4)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP4UART3)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP4UART4)
+#undef DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART1)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART2)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TI81XXUART3)
+#undef DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_AM33XXUART1)
+#undef DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS
+#define DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
+#endif
 
 /**
  * struct omap_hwmod_mux_info - hwmod specific mux configuration
@@ -568,6 +616,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_link {
  * @voltdm: pointer to voltage domain (filled in at runtime)
  * @dev_attr: arbitrary device attributes that can be passed to the driver
  * @_sysc_cache: internal-use hwmod flags
+ * @mpu_rt_idx: index of device address space for register target (for DT boot)
  * @_mpu_rt_va: cached register target start address (internal use)
  * @_mpu_port: cached MPU register target slave (internal use)
  * @opt_clks_cnt: number of @opt_clks
@@ -617,6 +666,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod {
 	struct list_head		node;
 	struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if	*_mpu_port;
 	u16				flags;
+	u8				mpu_rt_idx;
 	u8				response_lat;
 	u8				rst_lines_cnt;
 	u8				opt_clks_cnt;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
index d05fc7b54567f0dbb6597a1d641ce130caf7ee9b..56cebb05509e15c0054f342e158a21214b7a6603 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart1_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart2_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart2_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART2_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart3_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP2UART3_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
index 28bbd56346a93ab67fc377eb1ea066a8be8280f7..eb2f3b93b51c9a4d7ce32eed8f23d63cb3083d33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod am33xx_cpgmac0_hwmod = {
 	.clkdm_name	= "cpsw_125mhz_clkdm",
 	.flags		= (HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE | HWMOD_SWSUP_MSTANDBY),
 	.main_clk	= "cpsw_125mhz_gclk",
+	.mpu_rt_idx	= 1,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap4	= {
 			.clkctrl_offs	= AM33XX_CM_PER_CPGMAC0_CLKCTRL_OFFSET,
@@ -1512,7 +1513,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod am33xx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart1",
 	.class		= &uart_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_wkup_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_AM33XXUART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "dpll_per_m2_div4_wkupdm_ck",
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap4	= {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index f7a3df2fb579613a761f9a484dbb0254cadcda9c..0c3a427da5445a5d2f990e05f2f3fcec50634143 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart1_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart1_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_TI81XXUART1_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart2_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart2_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_TI81XXUART2_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = CORE_MOD,
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_uart3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_uart3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart3_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP3UART3_FLAGS | DEBUG_TI81XXUART3_FLAGS |
+				HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = OMAP3430_PER_MOD,
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap36xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.mpu_irqs	= uart4_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= uart4_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "uart4_fck",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP3UART4_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2 = {
 			.module_offs = OMAP3430_PER_MOD,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index d04b5e60fdbec74c6accf27c349a79f07a8c01fb..9c3b504477d7b341b4492ec350bb3404769fa219 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -2858,8 +2858,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart3",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
-				HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
@@ -2875,7 +2874,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart4",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS | HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE_ACT,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
index f37ae96b70a1a9e2c67085b2a0a466992358a4e6..3c70f5c1860fc2b96401fe6ad1256c1a975539e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_54xx_data.c
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap54xx_uart3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart3",
 	.class		= &omap54xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART3_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap54xx_uart4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "uart4",
 	.class		= &omap54xx_uart_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4per_clkdm",
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP4UART4_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "func_48m_fclk",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
index 3a674de6cb632d21dade993c9e0cb3ca2c7babd8..a388f8c1bcb3cb2c69a199613ee3710eeb333c7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
@@ -208,17 +208,6 @@ static int __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
 				pr_info("%s used as console in debug mode: uart%d clocks will not be gated",
 					uart_name, uart->num);
 			}
-
-			/*
-			 * omap-uart can be used for earlyprintk logs
-			 * So if omap-uart is used as console then prevent
-			 * uart reset and idle to get logs from omap-uart
-			 * until uart console driver is available to take
-			 * care for console messages.
-			 * Idling or resetting omap-uart while printing logs
-			 * early boot logs can stall the boot-up.
-			 */
-			oh->flags |= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET;
 		}
 	} while (1);